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Learn How to Play and Win at Craps
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Craps (once known as Crabs) is one of the most popular casino dice games. In Craps, players take turns rolling the dice and all bettors at the table wager on the outcome. There are many betting options in Craps and it is considered one of the liveliest and most energetic gambling games around.
Craps is played with a pair of dice so the possible numbers rolled are 2 through 12. The Craps table layout may look confusing because there are many different bets that can be made but in truth, there’s only one basic bet in Craps and the game is a lot simpler than it looks. And, although it is a somewhat frantic game, Craps play can actually be slower than a game like blackjack because the dice often have to be rolled a number of times before the final outcome is determined.
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To Win at Craps, Learn the Rules
When you place a basic Craps bet all you are doing is betting that the person who is rolling the dice will roll the number he needs to win. You're essentially just along for the ride (and you’re not competing with the person rolling the dice). In fact, you are betting on how lucky the person shooting the dice will be - when the person rolling the dice does well, all the players do well. The basic bet in Craps is the Pass Line bet. This bet is placed in the area of the layout marked Pass Line. The Pass Line bet is a series bet, meaning that the person shooting the dice ("the Shooter") may have to roll the dice a few times before you win or lose at Craps.
The first roll in the series is called the Come-Out roll. On this roll, 7 or 11 are automatic winners and the series ends. Two, 3, or 12 (known as Craps) are automatic losers and, again, the series ends. Any other number rolled (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10) becomes the Shooter's “Point” and the series continues. Establishing a Point on the Come-Out roll is one of the goals in Craps.
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Craps Sounds Complicated, but It’s Easy and Exciting
If the Shooter establishes a Point, he continues to roll the dice. The object of the Craps game now becomes for the Shooter to roll the Point number again before he rolls a 7. If any number other than the Point or a 7 is rolled, nothing happens and the Shooter rolls again. If the Point is rolled, Pass Line bets win and the series ends. If a 7 is rolled, Pass Line bets lose (known as a "seven out") and the series ends. (In other words, in Craps a 7 is bad after establishing a Point, but it’s good on the Come-Out roll.)
If a 7 or 11 are rolled on the Come-Out roll, a Pass Line bet will pay even money. That same Pass Line bet is lost if a 2, 3, or 12 is rolled on the Come-Out roll. Once a Point in Craps is established, and the Shooter rolls it again, then the Pass Line bet pays even money. If a 7 is rolled after the Point is established, the Pass Line bet is lost.
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